Picture Gallery.


Here you will find pictures of some of the Ships built at the Henry Robb Shipyards in Leith, Scotland
For full history and story of most of the ships built at the Henry Robb Shipyard from 1918 to 1939 see Leith-Built Ships Volume-II available from the publishers and all good bookshops. You can also purchase the books on Amazon.




"Ulundi" Ship No 78 launched 1927
The oldest ship I have found with a picture up to now.
Photo courtesy by Derek Walker.
This information has no been superseded by the old Irish Lightship "Albatross," which was launched in 1925 and was Ship No 30.




M.V."Bombo" Ship No 154
Lost off Port Kembla Harbour, Australia, FEBRUARY 22ND, 1949.
(Photo is courtesy of United Divers)


 
"Scott II" Ship No 184
What is left of her, lying in a Loch in Scotland.



S.S. "Lafonia" Ship No 189

"S.S. Gothland" Ship No 192


"The Miller" Ship No 194

M.V. "British Coast" Ship No 198


M.V. "Atlantic Coast" Ship No 204
Another photo of "Atlantic Coast" taken circa 1962
courtesy of Ian Thirlwell whose Uncle served on her.




M.S.C. "Firefly" Ship No 212



M.V. "Ocean Coast" Ship No 215


"Argos" Ship No 216

M.V. "Pembroke Coast" Ship No 227

"ESK" Ship No 228 At work dredging.

 


"Port Tauranga" Ship No 235
With her 90 feet long hatches she had the largest hatch on Lloyds register at the time.

 
"Rookwood" Ship No 237

"Lochee" Ship No 240

M.V."Sofala" Ship No 241
M.V."Spinel" Ship No 244

"South Steyne" Ship No 267
(Photo-Courtesy of Ferries of Sydney)





"M.V.Puriri" Ship No 273


"M.V.Oriole" Ship No 292


For details on the many ships built before Henry Robb started out in 1918 see the first book in the series of Leith-Built Ships, Volume-I, They Once Were Shipbuilders.




To be continued

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